German and Dutch Theatre, 16001848 (Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 25, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780521233835
Subjects: Theatre, drama; Theater; Performing Arts; Performing Arts/Dance; Theater - General; Theater - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Theater / General; Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism; Netherlands; Germany; History; Sources
First sentence: As companies of strolling players travelled place to place within the Holy Roman Empire, they depended on the gracious permission of local authorities before they were able to perform anywhere, usually in venues in the gift of these authorities.